Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Forest area
Papua New Guinea
34.03 million hectares
in 2025
Sweden
27.93 million hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Sweden rank
22nd
Forest area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 34.03 million hectares against 27.93 million hectares in Sweden, a difference of 6.09 million hectares.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.52 million hectares | 28.11 million hectares | 6.41 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 34.30 million hectares | 28.12 million hectares | 6.17 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 34.14 million hectares | 28.00 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34.04 million hectares | 27.93 million hectares | 6.10 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 34.03 million hectares against 27.93 million hectares in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 6.09 million hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.